Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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yBTNA-IZE. Coast to Coast Service Camden Loan & Realty Co. ... Authorized AETNA Agents | Telephone 62 First National Bank Bid's y * . v ' * * \ . J f ft wm??iw????w?mmmmmmmmtmrm?t \ ' SOCIETY NEWS I % ji Telephone 100 j, . 'iJ ?' 11 ? i Et\i?rt?ined Club Mi\s. W. L. Goodal? entertained the members of her card club Wednesday aftornoon. Playing besides club members were: Mrs. James Allen and Mrs. Donald Morrison. Mrs. J. Thornwell ( Hay scored high for the afternoon.! Following the card games a salad s course with coffee Was served. ] Miss Little Was Jfostess Saturday morning Miss Ellen Little,t entertained her bridge club and one , additional guest, Miss Marjorio Cul- . len. Contract was enjoyed until, noon when a salad course was served, j High score prizfe was won by Miss ] Jean VanLandingham and low prize by Miss Louise McLeod. Club Met On Thursday J! Members of the Thursday after- f, noon bridge club were guests of Mrs. '. A. S. Llewellyn this week. Invited . to play with club members were: Mrs. II. G. Marvin, Mrs. D. O. Houser, Mrs. F. H. Craighill and Mrs. R. B. Pitts. A delightful salad course fol- 1 lowed the bridge games. Many Enjoyed Dance An interesting affair of the week was the dance given Monday evening-' by Mr. and- Mrs. Hughey Tindal at their home on Fair street. Invitations were issued to about fifty of their friends. The table from which sandwiches, cakes and punch were served had as a center decoration a red cyclamen and1 candles of the same shade burned; in silver holders. c Mrs. Zemp Bridge Hostess Saturday afternoon Mrs. S. C. Zemp received guests for two tables of bridge. Garden flowers were attractively used in the card rooms. A dainty sweet course with coffee was served after cards. High score winner was Mrs. Dan Murchison and low score, Mrs. S. W. VanLandingham. They both received attractive prizes., Mrs. Halsa.ll Hostess A pretty party of the week was that given by Mrs. Rhetta Halsall when she entertained a dozen friends . at bridge Monday evening at her . mother's home on Lyttleton street. Prizes for high score were presented to Mrs. M. McCann and Hubert Wilson, and for low score to Mrs. F. D. Goodale and J. W. Boyd. The hostess was assisted by her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Betsill, in serving the sweet course which followed the card games. The Mispes Yates Hostesses Misses 'Lillian and Ethel Yates were joint hostesses at a bridge party and buffet supper Friday evening. 'Rvere were guests for four tables ?f contract. ' Before the bridge games a buffet supper was served. In the center of fhe lace-covered dining table was a silver bowl filled with yellow Nuda Flora and candles of the same shade burned in silver holders. Top -score prizes were won by Mr. and Mrw. Jack Whitaker, Jr., and A. iS. Llewellyn was presented the 4ow prise. Met With Mrs. Reasonover Mrs. Marvin Reasonover was a gracious hostess at bridge Monday afternoon, when she entertained the members of the San Souci bridge club and the following additional guests: Mrs. J. H. Osborne, Mrs. Frank Cureton, Mrs. J. L. Williford. Mrs. M. McCann,! Mrs. Edna Clyburn, Mrs. W. M. Alex- [ ander and Mrs. E. B. Mobley. Mrs. j J. H. Osborne drew the consolation prize and trophies for high scores went to Mrs. W._VanLandingham and Mrs. J. L. Williford. Date roll with cream, cracker* and cheese, and coffee were served by the hostess. Club Met at MIsn Nelson's Miss Nancy Nelson gave a bridge party iSaturday morning at her aunt's homo on Hroad street, assembling the members of hpr bridge club and one substitute, Miss Mary Richey. High tmdi low tprizes were won by Misses Bmily Sheorn and Edith Copeland. A salad course was served after cards. Meeting of Thursday Club Mrs. Leonard tSchenk delightfully jntertained the members- of the Thursday club this week. ROwls of spring flowers brightened the living room where the card tables were placed. Mrs. E. J. MeLeod and Miss H or tense James were guests of the :lub. High score for the afternoon was made by Mrs, Dan Murchison. Was Bridge Hostess Mrs. J. L. Williford gave a lovely party Friday afternoon when sho entertained a dozen guests at bridge. Mrs. J. B. Queen, scoring high, received a dtfinty gift and Mrs. S. C. Zemp was presented a prize for low score. Delightful refreshments were served at the conclusion of tho card games. 7T J " Spinster*s Club Entertained Monday evening Miss Helen Savage entertained the members of the Spinster's Club and the following additional guests: Mrs. Jack Netties, Mrs. James Allen, Miss Blanche Burnet and Miss Frances Boy kin. At the conclusion of the card games the hostess served a salad course with coffee. Mrs. Jack Nettles received the high scorer prize. Mrs. Nettles Entertains The members of the Spinster's club were honor guests at a -party Saturday evening given by Mrs. Jack Nettles. Contract was played at three tables. A color motif of yellow and green was carried out in the party appointments and salad course which followed the bridge games. Miss Blanche Burnet received a lovely gift as winner of the high score prize. Miss Kit DeLoache won the low prize. Club Met at Boykin Mrs. Willis Boykin was hostess at bridge Friday- afternoon when she entertained the members of her bridge club at the home Of Mrs. D'eas Boykin. Guests of the club were: Miss Faith deLoach, Miss Charlotte Boykin and Miss Elizabeth Clarke. The hostess served a salad course with tea after the card games. High score prize was won by Mrs. Mortimer Muller. Met With Mrs. Llewellyn The members of the Wednesday morning bridge club were delightfully entertained this week by Mrs. A. S. Llewellyn. Additional guests were Mrs. Hoyt, the house guest of Mrs. W. L. Wright; Mrs. L. R. Ambler, Mrs. Frank ?emp, Mrs. Jack Whitnker, Jr., and Miss Molly Anderson. A delightful course luncheon was served at noon. Visitor Honored Mrs. E. J. MdLeod entertained at fchree tables of bridge Friday evening in honor of Mrs. H. T. Bass, the house guest of Mrs. J. M. Dempster. Early spring flowers were used as decorations. Miss Ada Montgomery last held the floating prize and was also winner #f the first prize. The guest of honor was remembered with an attractive gift. The card games were followed by a sweet course with coffee. Celebrates BirthdayDonald Morrison. Jr., entertained at a party last week in honor of his second birthday. Those present were Ida McDowell, Nancy DePass, Mortimer Muller, - Jr., Mert Whitaker, Withers Trotter, Jr., John N. Lindsay, Jr., and John T. Mackey, Jr. After an hour of play the children "were"invited Into the dining room and served ice cream cones, animal crackers and lollipops. .Many Parties For Bride Continuing the aeries of lovely prenuptlal affairs for Miss Mary Boykin Thursday afternoon Misa ,Faith <le Loach was hostess a miscellaneous shower and bridge party. Masses of yellow Christmas Jessamine and Breath of 'Spring were used as deco| rations in the card rooms. There | were three tables of contract and i Miss Catherine Boykin received a j prize for the highest score. The honor guest wajs showered with many useful gifts at\the conclusion of the card games. Friday afternoon a group of friends formed the guest list at a bridge shower given by Misses Betty Cureton, Willie llaile and Gertrude Zemp at . the Cureton home on Chesnut street. Miss Caroline llouser was winner of tho high score in the contract games. Many lovely trousseau gifts were presented to the brideelect, Mr, an$ Mrs. J. II. Burns entertained the members of tho BdykinMoFarland wedding party Sunday evening at a dinner party. Covers were laid for eight guests at a beautifully appointed table having for a center decoration a silver bowl of crimson sweet peas. The. members of tho Boykin-Mcfarland bridal party and out-of-town friend's were honor guests at a bulFet supper given Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. John deLoach immediately after the rehearsal. The dining table was charmingly arranged with white snapdragons and white carnations. Silver holders held gleaming white candles. 'Silver bou bon dishes holding green and white mints were placed about on the table. The cutting of the bride's cake afforded much merriment. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kirkland entertained at a luncheon Monday iu honor of the Boykin-McFarland wedding guests. They were also special guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Spencer at a party given immediately preceding the wedding. After the marriage ceremony Mr. and Mrs. 1$. M. Kennedy, Jr., entertained informally for the^bridal party and a few intimate friends. Announce Engagement Mrs. Frances Bissell Wooten announces the engagement of her daughter, Frances Evelyn Bissell, to Eugene DuBose Blakeney, Jr., of Camden. Miss Bissell is the eldest daughter - of Mrs. Frances Bissell Wooten and the late William C. Bissell, of Charleston. (She was graduated from the Camden high school and attended St. Lukes hospital training school for nurses in Richmond, Va., from which she was graduated in 1930. Later she was associated i with the Knickerbocker hospital in New York City. She is now making her home with her mother at 105 Tradd street, Charleston. Mr. Blakeney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Blakeney, of (Camden. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. In 1929 he finished at Brooks Field, the army air school at -San Antonio, Texas, and is a Lieutenant in the Army Air Reserve Corps. He is now with the Eastern Air Transport company, of Atlanta, where the young couple will make their home. No date has been set for the wedding. Presbyterian Church Services . Presbyterian church services on Sunday, January 22, are announced by A. Douglas McArn, pasrtor, as follows: Church school, 10 a. m. The , Women's Bible Class will provide the devotional program. All the women i of the church are requested to attend. Morning worship, 11:15; sermon subject, "The Heathen For Thine Inher itance." The week January 22-29 is the week of prayer and self-denial for foreign missions. Beginning Sunday evening and continuing each evening through Wednesday a foreign mission study program will be given at 7:30 in the Sunday school auditorium. The members of tho congregation nre urged to share in this week of prayer and self-denial. The Intermediate Club meets Saturday evening at 7:30. The Junior Club meets Sunday afternoon at 3:30. First missionary program by the Young People of the church Sundny evening at 7:30. The public is cordially invited to tho services in this church. Man To Be Buried Alive Tonight, Friday, January 20th, at 8 p. m. at Beard's Filling Station, East DeKalb street, it is reported that a man will be buried alive. He is John Askew, of Newport News, Va., who, with hia brother, has been touring the country pulling off this act. Mr. Askew says he is doing this in order to get enough money to go to some hospital to have a necessary operation performed upon an injured leg and asks that a small donation be made by all who see the act. It wiH be possible for those present to see and -talk to this man, while he is buried. He will remain in hig improvised grave for ten day*. I^^V^Solici^^Vou^Biisines^l We will make every effort to deserve it^lPr^mpt de- ; I livery, courteous attention. Your every want provided I f^in our line- Sick room requisites, exquisite toilet I articles, Mirror and Norris Candies, Ginger Ale, Mineral Waters. Prescriptions filled day or night. The utmost care. QcPASS DRUG STORE Phone 10 ~ * .... The, Rexall Store . Personal Mention Kennedy Rlakeney, of Charlotte, was a visitor here Thursday. Mt?. W, IV Heath, of Atlanta, is hero on a visit To" Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Heath, Jr. Mis. Henry Heard ami Miss Charlotte Boykin went to Rock Hill Thursday for the day. Mis? Emma Villepigue visited friends in Columbia and Augusta the t>ast week. M iss Helen Savuge has us her I guest ihis week Miss Blanche Burnet, of Clurksville, Tenn, Mrs. James Allen, of DarioU, Conn., ( is the guest of her parents, Mr. and j Mrs. W. L. 1 K'Pusa, j Mr. Nod Pea roe. Miss Sallie Peareo i and Mrs. W. 11. Pearce motored to ^ Charleston Sunduy. . v* 1 Mr. K. II. Jeifords, of Charleston, 1 spent the past two weeks as a guest t of Mrs. \V. iS. Burnet d.iy Fair street. V < Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore and Miss Elizabeth Clarko left Wednesday for Norfolk to spend several days with friends. i Mr. and. Mrs. Frank W. Spencer ' left Thursday for Winter Park, Fla., j and other points of interest for a visit. ] Miss Mary Pearce has gone to ' Charleston, where she will gd in training at the Roper hospital, in that city. . j John Martin, editor of the maga- 1 zinc Time, is a guest at "Deere j Place", home of Mrs. Julia Long , Knapp, for several weeks. John Knapp, a student at the University of Virginia, spent the past week end with his mother, Mrs. Julia ' L. Knapp. ' I Mrs. CI. A. Blackburn, of Columbia, 1 was the guest of Mrs. F. Leslie i Zenvp a.nd Miss Jo Hamlin, on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman T. Bass, of ! Aneon, Panama Canal Zone, have j been spending thi-v w*;ek with the ! latter's mother, Mr^ J. M. Dempster. The many friends of Mrs. Floyd Beaver will be glad to learn that sho is recuperating at the Camden hos- , pital after a very serious operation. ] Mrs. George Jarvis and little son, ] George Jarvis, Jr., left Thursday for their home in Charlotte after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beaver. , Born to Mr. and Mrs. William P. ] Heath, Jr., on Friday, January 13th, 1 a son, at the Camden hospital. He l^s been named William P. Heath, | John W. Lyman, of New York, who was a visitor here last winter, has returned and will again keep the renders of The Chronicle posted on sports events in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. William King, of Davidson, N. C., were visitors here Tuesday. They came down to attend the Boykin-MeFarland wedding on that date. Miss Ellen Knapp, who has spent the past two months here with her mother, Mrs. Julia L. Knapp, returned to Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, Sunday. Laurie Campbell and W. M. Young are this week in 'Charleston, where they are serving ns petit jurors in Federal Court. E. C. Pearce is also there on the grand jury. Mr. John S. Lindsay spent several days last week in Charlotte at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hallett. He was accompanied home by his son, William Lindsay, who spent Tuesday here. Monsieur Maximo Lesieutre, of Le Havre, France, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hough the past three months left Wednesday for Norfolk, from which port he will sail for his home. 'v Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Knight had as their guests at "Cool Springs" last week, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Cleveland and daughter, Miss Sybil Cleveland, of Brockford, New York, who were on their way to their homo in Miami for tl^e winter. Hugh Herndon, aviator of New York City who Borne time ago made a 'round-the-world flight, was a visitor in Camden at "Deere Place," the past week. He, in company with John Martin, of New York City, and J. W. C. Boykin, of this city, left by airplane for Miami on Thursday. Mrs. John Williams, Misses Estelle aid Sue Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Lcighton Hardy and children left Thursday for Winnsboro to make their home. Mr. Hardy will open a jewelry store in that town. Friends of the family are sorry to see them move their citizenship away from Camden, but wish for them all the best of luck in their adopted home. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald deL Kirkbride motored down from New York to spend a week's vacation. Mr. Kirkbride is the author of "The Private Life of Guy de Maupassant" and "Dark Surrender", the novel on which he collaborated with Dixie Boykin and which has recently been published. "Dark Surrender" was drawn entirely from material b ecu red in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkbride spent a month last year out on Miss May Boykin's plantation gathering this material. ? Kmployca of the state of South Carolina will be paid their salaries ' or January out of January income, j >ut still hold unpaid vouchers for/the ! nontlyn of November aim i>eee,t?*f>e^./ Phe members of the legislature \sWo j mid their mileage last week from j L'iNW revenue. 'Last January the state j oHected nearly $400,000 taxes. wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmmm Mrs. Miller Dead Mrs. Kdrm Keels Miller, wife of Mr. Philip Miller, of Rembert, died at 8 o'clock this morning ut Humbert, aged 50 years. She made her hjbmp in Honnetbsville until eight years ago when she came to Humbert, her girlhood home, to livo with her sister, Miss Annie Keels. She is survived by *her husband, Philip Miller, of Rembert; ono daughter, Mrs. George' Mc.C. Saunders, of Stateburg; ono sister, Miss Annie Keels, of Rembert; ono brother, E. *C. Keels, of MeColl, and ono aunt, Mrs. J. A. Rhame, of Lynchburg. The funeral services will be held at the Church of tho Ascension, Hagood, Wednesday, January 18, at 12 o'clock.?Tuesday's Sumtor Item. Majestic Program | Friday, January 20th An attraction worthy of the honor t lias won; the llrs>t picture to grace .he screen of the RKO Roxy Theatre, ,he Rockefeller Five Hundred Million Dollar Radio City Building, "THE \N1MAL KINGDOM," with Ann Harding and Leslie Howard. ' The greatest motion picture entertainnent this country has ever known. Saturday, January 21st Joan Bennett with Charles Farrell n "WILD GIRL." And you'll cer- j ainly get your share of joy aqd hap- i iiiness from this picture. Also Char- j ie Chaplin in "The Floor Walker" ind Miekq^ Mouse comedy. Monday and Tuesday January 23rd-24th Ten wo Ms that tell more than a x>ok full of type?and here they are: Janet Gaynor?Charles Farrell in TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY." The team that has never foiled you, now in their most enjoyable picture. Wednesday, January 25th Motion picture audiences rejoice to know Clara Bow returns to the screen in TilTany Thayer's "CALL HER SAVAGE," showing more real personality than she has ever before revealed. Thursday and Friday January 26th-27th "Let's love tonight," they said, "there may be no tomorrow!" "A FAREWELL TO ARMS," with Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou. Ernest Hemingway's worldfamous story. . . .of two who began in passion's reckless abandon. . . . with love that grew until it heeded neither shame, danger nor death. . . . the inspiring record of two souls lost for love's sake! W~ ' i Man Buried Alive f ?4? ? ~ ' | See and Talk. To a Man ' I ! Buried Alive This will take place at ; Beard's Filling Station, on East DeKalb Street at 8 o'clock Friday night, January 20th. Man will be buried at regular depth and remain so for ten days. BEARD'S Filling Station Battery Service Vulcanizing Gasoline Oils East DeKalb Street Specials for Friday and Saturday I SEA PORGIES and MULLETS, 3 lb> 25c Pompano, red snapper*, roe shad, fresh water trout* I salmon trout, fresh water bream, Spanish mackerel* I flounders, shrimp* crab meat, deviled crab* oysters* oysters on half shell. v. Quality Sea Food Market Telephone 42 We Deliver Grandmother's SLICED BREAD Large C/* Loaf - ? j* IQL'AKlttl MAIl) BAKED BEANS 6 tans 25c ' I()N;V ' ? PEACHES 2 n?, /i 25c I IHMOWII PRODUCTS 1 ASPARAGUS TIPS^SSc {SPINACH N?c.f 17c PEACHES 2 ^ 27c PEARS N^- 19c FRUIT SALAD 2 S.,1 27c PINEAPPLE 2 S?2 25c PEANUT BUTTER 2j?- 9c It iio(()i.ati; Nut Dainties lb. 15c SOAP, cake 4c j < ll<>( <M,.\Ti: FIG DIPS 2 lbs. 25c IVORY , ~ SOAP, cake 5c n I Popularity Assorted, 2 lbs .... 25c Chipso Small pkg 6c, large pkg. 15c Log Cabin SYRUP 'g,,"*- 19c MARKET Pork Chops, 2 lbs. .... 25c Pork Roast, lb. 10c Pot Roast Beef, lb. .... 15c - Nock Bonos, 4 lbs. for 25c Pig Liver, 3 lbs. for 25c Franks, 2 lbs. for i 25c PRODUCE Ripe Bananas, 4 lbs. .. 25c Carrots, 2 bunches .... 15c Calif. Celery, stalk .... 10c Large Lattuse, he^d 10c Cob. Potatoes, 10 lbs. 19c String Beans, 2 lbs. .. 28c